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Day 13: Cordoba > Buenos Aires
Jake’s in!
Jacob Smith and GHR Honda Australia have completed their goal of finishing Dakar 2011. However it remained a bumpy run right to the end…
Hopefully I’ll speak to Jacob in the next hour to find out exactly what happened, but Glenn has already called in with a basic explanation of what transpired in the final competitive stage of the event.
It appears that approximately 6km into the 181km special today Jacob ran off the road at fairly high speed, causing significant damage to the bike. The mission-critical aspect of the crash damage was the hole punched through the radiator. Jacob lost nearly an hour on the first leg as he affected repairs, but most importantly he was able to get the bike over the line. He finished 89th for the stage, giving him 32nd overall for the event. Over the event Jacob lost 13:14:57 – a combination of penalties, component failures, navigation issues and sheer bad luck. While not the result any of the GHR crew wanted, tomorrow he and the team can say with pride that he finished the event in the top third of the field that had shrunk to only half the number of starters.
More as soon as I get to speak to Jake.
Ed.
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about 13 years ago
Well done Jake, GHR, and the editor….fantastic effort all round.
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about 13 years ago
Congratulations and well done Jake and the whole GHR team. It was great to be taken along through the blog as a member of the crew.
Now you know what to do are you going back next year?
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about 13 years ago
Well done Jacob great effort for your first dakar
You have done Aus Proud -Peter
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about 13 years ago
Congratulations to Jake for finishing and all the GHR team. Great effort Glen and Linda in getting all the organisation done for this event. Can’t wait to hear about it all from Simon W when he gets back (from a proud Mum).
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about 13 years ago
Congratulations Jake & the team top effort, Great to see you made it in one piece.
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about 13 years ago
A fantastic result for a first Dakar! A shame the other guys had their varying degrees of bad luck, but well done Jacob on finishing. A pity about the last day problems after having such a good starting position from the day before. It is very satisfying to see we have someone to carry on the legacy of the late Andy Caldecott. Lastly, thanks GHR for the excellent website and regular updates, much appreciated!!
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about 13 years ago
Top team effort. Thanks for doing it for us all.
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about 13 years ago
Top effort Jake and team led by Glen, a magnificent Aussie effort from 1st timer at the age of 22. Hold your head high Jake you have done us all proud . Des & Marg
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about 13 years ago
Hi Jake and all the boys at ghr honda , it is hard to express the admiration that i have for you guys. You guys have not only done yourseves proud ,but you have done Australia proud, JAKE I AM SO LOOKING FOWARD TO YOUR STORIES because the media has only given a glimpse of hard the dakar is, well i have seen the comments written and i can only add congratulations, but rest assured i am looking foward to buying yourself and your teammates a beer
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Rally Rooster Reply:
January 17th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
word is cooper putting on a free keg this saturday night jake
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about 13 years ago
i guess as a racer Jacob your never happy not winning but you’ll that will motivate you for next year great acheivment for the whole team one things for sure youll be the only bloke at the condo hotel to have finished the Dakar.
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about 13 years ago
Well done to Jacob and the whole GHR team.
Fantastic effort on finishing this awesome event.
I can feel an advert coming on…..
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about 13 years ago
Well done for Getting your Bike back in shape to get back on and thru that Final section, Jake you have shown such an amazing display of Knowhow Strength Courage and Sheer Determination – what a thrill and you got there!
I’d hazzard a guess your Mum & Dad are the proudest in Australia rite now along with your family and friends! Well done to GHR Support Team for getting there too – incredible demands on a very focused crew you too have Finished the Dakar…. Anny & Stuart
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about 13 years ago
So proud of you guys! Well done Jake and all GHR team!!
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about 13 years ago
Congratulations Jacob and the team. Such an awesome effort for your first time round. Look forward to hearing all about it. And thanks Ed for all of the updates. They’ve been great.
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about 13 years ago
Well done Jake and all the Team we have been following your results on the website and on the TV, be very proud just to finish and well done to GHR Honda in sending a Team over. I am sure next year with this experience things will be even better.
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